Lexicostatistics

1. Morris Swadesh, in a series of articles recently published, has described a method for dating the time of first separation of genetically related languages. The method, which he calls lexicostatistics or glottochronology , is said to provide ‘a time dimension for ethnic contacts shown by linguistic relationships’ (1955.121). The precision of this ‘time dimension’ is not easy to determine, but Swadesh claims (1955.123–4) that

Linguistics · Language and cultural evolution · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Psychology

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  Open Access•Simon J Greenhill, Xia Hua et al.•Frontiers in Psychology•2018

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• Lexicostatistics So Far

  Dell Hymes, D H Hymes•Current Anthropology•1960

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• On the Validity of Glottochronology

  Knut Bergsland, Hans Vogt•Current Anthropology•1962

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• Classification and Evolution in Biology, Linguistics and the History of Science

  Heiner Fangerau, Hans Geisler et al.•Classification and Evolution in…•2013

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• Forests

  Open Access•Niclas Burenhult, Clair Hill et al.•Geographica Helvetica•2017

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• The Linguistic Relationships of Grand Valley Dani

  Open Access•Margaret Anne Bromley, M Bromley•Oceania•1967

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• From Lexicostatistics to Lexomics

  Judith Kaplan•Osiris•2017

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• Otomanguean historical linguistics

  Open Access•Eric W Campbell•Language and Linguistics Compass•2017

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• Harry Hoijer 1904-1976

  Open Access•Ralph L Beals•American Anthropologist•1977

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